New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-23


re TrnOfes and tho Rear River when began build
aI5 went on to SsSsss that s,asa @
allowed allowed By the supreme Court and the Court OF
the sssa not
the blu Of because under The present sd
osa4ss Il sSs ai S ARE s
put It. that there had bcen large dividends the pro
Of ali the bonds Of the uenra and western Pacific roads
bad been used in the construction OF the road between
railroads 10 England:
Parliamentary cost BRIGHTON Railroad per me a4soo
Parliamentary cost Manchester and birmingham INN
Parliamentary Cost BLACKWELL Railroad pei mc 1890
Solicitors expenses London and Northwestern Rail am
Mr. Huntington said satisfaction TO him to know
that he had boon economical these matters in his
roads, adding
they I'm England had done a. much for the public
they would only have had nothing left but something to
Mr. Huntington thought that the Central Pacific would
meet its debts when the country had and local
traffic had deyeoped He explained that as director
voted on It's contracts with the Central Pacific hr:
Cohen had put 10 aidavits as to how the
destined tor China and Japan And Mr.. Huntington do
gard Of contraoss were further shown in Of
rates allowed the Baltimore and Ohio on Government
traffic He said
The Government DON'T at that whai it owes
won't allow interest what it and does not
pay.
Mt Cohenstate what you believe be interests at
work against the road
MT believe great at work
against believe that there large blocks OF this stock
which certain short and they trying in this
city, mark down. don't think that these gentlemen
1.-THE missoners know It, but believe It, know they
have been in Washington TO the detrimen OF the
Of those who working 1t in honest and eg
mate way.
MI Cohen-Have you anything to offer to the CON-
mission
Mr. Huntngton-I would like to give them intOrma.
ton about letters but think Of nothing
Mr. CoHENs POINTED LETTER OF INQUIRY
The witness excused at $3.50 Tho rest of the
day given up to the examination OF General Gran
willie Dodge, chief engineer Of the Union Pacific, on
the question OF cost OF building ETC. REORGANIZATION
goes to-day. Mr. Cohen has sent the following letter
to the commission which he will furnish further de-
tails to the members:
GENTLEMEN: The Central Pacific Railroad Company lave
expended the and engrosng OF reports and
demanded STA GOO and for transportation
furnished request $780, for which will furnish
detailed account
specially employed
your the proceedings commenced by
you Circuit Court Of the United Sites for the North
cru District Of California the allowance TO Its
poyes expended In service In responding
to your demand for information contained therein
VIII kindly inform to whom the company to ap
ply for paymentl
1t may proper say instructed by he
president OF the Central Pacific to you papers
the possession Of the company
your demand Tor the various statements aud tables
that have been prepared for your use had been 70
the employees could have
saved the larger part the by directing you TO the
ocos OF Auditor OF Railroad Accounts and
Treasury Interior Departments where All the inorma
furnished may 10 found printed and
OF Congressional committees Pacific railroads Very
respectfully youra ALFRED A COHEN OF Counsel
NEAT THRUSTS FROM MR. HUNTINGTON.
FoRcIBLE ARGUMENTS COMPRESSED INTO EpI-
GRAMS.
The Erening telegram. under the heading Hunting
toniana, published yesterday few paragraphs made
up from the pithy and pointed uttsranccs Of Mr. HUNT
ngton before the commission. These are as follows:
"PoliticIaus are thin skinned"
1t would be very strange II You wouldn't find one
bad among 400 Congressmen Eish,esn hunared years
ago the best that ever lived selected Twelve men
and 10 29 pcr cent OF them were found short weight
have had certain rules governing my life. have
never put an ything In letter would not ike 10 nave
published wrote letter wouldn't Just as leave
put bulletin board. always barring the grammar ana
spelling.
A lobbyist is who hangs around in tho corridors
of the Capitol and picks up what he can get man who
legitimate purDoses not lobbyist He an agent OF
the company In the sense that he looks AFTER ther aa
On the Sierra Nevada Mountains where coal SO
ton and good at that got less for carrying
the mall than the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad does ia
twice as good This is sim ply log rolling
politician wants to get They afraid 10 what
Is psa dcn aud ts this thug that . The
way for Socialists and Anarchists to attack property
Before we built the Central Pacidc) road you could
on the way and the bleaching bones Of stock You could
not get out OF sight OF the carcasses We built road
day But some lightwaisted politician went on Inc
housetop ana cried ont ssans us -na S s building
the road across the sagebrush desert and am over,
hanled by every light politician 10 Congress aud
\ hur nv
I In a haz Irdous undertaking said All right ana
business day after day TO explain things II there Is
anybody who has done more for this country than my
associates and myself would like chrome OF thom
would.
This collection Of lively sallics and sharp epgrams
may be enlarged by the following selections from the
proceedings yesterday Among the many terse forcibe
and wslLturned phrases used by Mr. Huntington In his
evidence were the following:
Iwant here that there seems to be disposition
to innre public and wish TO say that never
gave Senator Jones any money for purposes OF iegsa
lion need any 10 protect him. put wish
this denial TO be entered on the record
There were always lot OF the "thrd House." not or
ganizod under the Constitution who wanted 10 make
enough to pay their board bills.
There was number Of Senator'S who we're apt to want
but would not be safe to have any 70
loan at the Time
Any one can almost anything as wrongif he
right to XII brother DO made bet It and
He turned TO the account OF oain king Ape anu fer
We had bill proposing voluntary settlement with
the Government and the Thurman bill was political
measure To make capital In forcing us 10 do what we
were trying to do Of our own accord
have always avoided dealing with such and only
presented matters proper light 10 tho hohoraoie
members. To the pure all things are pure
There were TOO many Anarchists, Socialists and Com
,nunlsts In public postion-nen like Most. striking at
property great preecs or course there we're good
men In Congress: others not was Disguised with
the pulling and hauling especially the efforts TO show
that our rposes not right and proper may say,
TOO that have been greatly annoyed At this commits
sions efforts 10 find something nasty In these stolen let
ters may lost temper. but trust the honor-
able members OF tho commission will pardon me-
II yon should buy up three work for you II
would drive away any honest mon you could get to
work for you
Thu third House used to magnify It's influence and pre-
tend 1t could things TO pieces generally IL was hot
taken caro- OF.
II they din England had done much for the public
az We they would only have nothing left Dut some
thing TO pay.
The Government don't even az that pay a, what